Born on 30 January 1943 in Luxembourg City. Second child of spouses Pierre Werner and Henriette Pescatore

Nationality: Luxembourgish

Higher education in Luxembourg City, Strasbourg and Paris

Trainee then teacher of French, history and Latin at the Lycée Robert Schuman in Luxembourg City (1967–1987)

Head of the Lycée Robert Schuman in Luxembourg City (1987–2004)

Member of the Council of the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe, Lausanne (since 1993)